Lifeline railings and stanchions...

I recently picked up the bow pulpit and lifeline railings from
RailmakersNW.  They turned out really nice.

The railings and stanchions have bases made of high
density foam.  These set is incorporated into a web
reinforcement at the chainplates.

The foam is glued to the inside of the cabin

This is the foam base for the forward starboard stanchion.
Each foam base is covered with 3 layers of 200g carbon
cloth.

Next a fiberglass post is glued to the base.  Here I am
checking the angle - 90 degrees fore and aft and
5 degrees outboard.  The stanchions and railings are
made from1inch stainless tubing which fits over the
fiberglass posts.

Port side railing base showing thickened expoxy
fairing around the post.  The rope holds the post in
place until the epoxy sets up.

Starboard side with the railing sitting on top of the post.
Three more layers of carbon cloth go over the post under the deck.

After the first post is in place, the railing tubing is used
to align the second post for that railing

Railmakers made the railings longer than needed.  I
will trim to fit.

Deck 1...

Deck stringers in place

Port and Starboard panels on bench -
puzzle joints glued and skinned

Underside of starboard deck panel

Stb deck panel in place, port deck panel being fitted

Port and starboard deck panels glued in
place.  Center panel being fitted

Ready For The Deck...

 I have been holding off adding the deck as long as possible to take advantage of the head room.  Next I will be adding the deck stringers and then the deck panels.

March update

Carbon/glass reinforcement has been added
to the top of the keel trunk and mast support.

Mast tabernacle with halyard deck blocks

Bow splash for the pulpit/bowsprit support is now installed.

Plumbing for head/holding tank has been roughed in.  This is the
holding tank discharge pump.

View showing hull and bulkhead penetrations for head plumping

In this view the hull penetration for the
depth/speed/temperature transducer is visible